Nice photos indeed! Our fall appears to be particularly NON-colorful this year. Leaves drying on the trees to a muddy color, then falling off. I may take a ride through town today to find ANY fall color...
I think our Fall (in south central Iowa) was more yellow than red ... but I'm going out tomorrow to see if my camera will pick out all the red you saw there, today. I am wondering. Will I find more yellow or red? Thanks for the post.
Bromeliad drive-by garden in San Diego
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On my way to visit Jim Bishop's garden (January 2025, San Diego) I passed
this interesting garden full of bromeliads. Well, and that magnificent
palms...
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ILLEGITIMI NON CARBORUNDUM
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You can probably work out the title even if you have never done any Latin.
The phrase has no meaning in Latin but I understand my uncle was heard to
mutter...
Shade Garden 2025
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Shade is shade, right? Actually my dear friend and former boss Maurice of
Joy Creek Nursery taught me to think of shade in a much more nuanced way.
There i...
Hayefield Happenings – December 2024
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On the whole, I think 2024 is a year best forgotten—at least the second
half of it. The first part of the growing season was so promising, but then
the rai...
Wednesday Vignette – horsemen and horseshoes
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Hey All, It’s been a while. I’ve been working a lot, but mostly I haven’t
felt I’ve had much of interest to say. Maybe I still don’t. Instead I have
consum...
Immatures and Migrants! 9-1-23
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A cool front and the Super Blue Moon on 8-30-23 helped to fuel migration!
So, what's up?
Let's begin with this little Barred Owlet, on its own one morni...
What Next?
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At the top of a back staircase in our house this variegated sansevieria has
lived for the last five years, requiring little care and growing happily.
A yea...
Moving Mountains
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There are at least two meanings to this blog title, which will become clear
as this post progresses. For the astute few that still check in on our blog
fro...
Nice photos indeed! Our fall appears to be particularly NON-colorful this year. Leaves drying on the trees to a muddy color, then falling off. I may take a ride through town today to find ANY fall color...
I think our Fall (in south central Iowa) was more yellow than red ... but I'm going out tomorrow to see if my camera will pick out all the red you saw there, today. I am wondering. Will I find more yellow or red? Thanks for the post.
You have captured the different shades of red for a brilliant Fall.